JEFFERY J. DENNIS
City of Bowling Green
Attorney
Jeffery J. Dennis serves as a Councilman for the City of Bowling Green and is an attorney by trade. One of the youngest individuals to serve on council, he is in his second term as an at-large member of the Bowling Green City Council after securing over 60% of the vote in 2023. He is a strong advocate for affordable housing, safer pedestrian and bike infrastructure, sustainability initiatives, and an approach to economic development that puts residents and neighborhoods first. He is a partner in the law firm of Stearns & Hammer where he assists clients in the areas of real estate and business transactions, landlord/tenant disputes, estate planning, and civil litigation. He also serves as chief legal counsel for several municipalities in Wood County.
Establishing and running a non-profit foundation, Dennis has helped secure over $185,000 to help fund projects including public art and choir equipment for the high school. Following three failed levy attempts by the local school district, Dennis helped establish Bowling Green Families for Schools. In 2023, this group raised funds and helped organize a successful campaign securing over 69% of the vote. He is a member of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, Bowling Green Arts Council, the American Association of University Women, and a founding member of Friends of Bowling Green Dog Parks. He is a member of the Wood County Democratic Party Central Committee.
The American Association of University Women named him “Emerging Young Leader” in 2023, in 2019 he earned the Robert Gilsdorf Continued Service Award from the Wood County Democratic Party, and he was awarded the Lee Knorek Builders Award in in 2015.
He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo College of Law.
